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More about Orang-utans

In Malay, orang means ‘person’ and utan is derived from hutan, which means ‘forest’. Therefore, orang-utan literally means ‘man of the forest.’

Location: The islands of Borneo and Sumatra

Habitat: Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Wild population: Evidence suggests that fewer than 60,000 orang-utans exist in the world today

The threats to orang-utans

Habitat destruction and fragmentation due to:

Land clearance for agriculture and conversion to palm oil plantations

Illegal and unsustainable logging, which also opens up previously inaccessible areas to poachers

Forest fires

Poaching and illegal trade, for both meat and as pets

How your adoption can help:

£60 (or £5 a month) could cover the salary of a local field worker on the orang-utan project for two weeks

£120 (or £10 a month) could buy five waterproof sleeping bags for WWF rangers, who are monitoring orang-utans in the Heart of Borneo

Koyah

(named after a river which has its headwaters in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve)

Koyah is a young male orang-utan who lives in the northern part of Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in eastern Sabah, Borneo.
He is still cared for by his mother, Ibu (which means ‘mother’ in Malay).
Young orang-utans wean at around 3½ years of age, and gradually become independent of their mothers.

I was always interested in animals, since I was a little girl and I wanted to be a vet or working with WWF. This year I came to the UK to work and when I got my first payment I went to the webpage and adopted a tiger. I hope someday I can help with more; you do a really great job. Thank you.Nina CastelleTiger adopter